Course: History of Philosophy 2

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Course title History of Philosophy 2
Course code KFK/PTDF2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fiedler Eduard, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kotala Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Cajthaml Martin, prof. Ph.D.
Course content
Medieval philosophy Renaissance philosophy: M. Cusanus, G. Bruno, F. Bacon Modern philosophy: R. Descartes, B. Pascal, B. Spinoza, G. W. Leibniz Enlightenment philosophy German classical philosophy: I. Kant, J.G. Fichte, F.W. J. Schelling, G.F.W. Hegel Philosophy of the 19. and the beginning of the 20. century: A. Schopenhauer, S. Kierkagaard, F. Nietzsche, W. Dilthey. H. Bergson, A. Comte, J. St. Mill, F. Brentano Philosophy of the 20. century

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Exposition of the history of philosophy from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, through Modern Times to the philosophy of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Students will be oriented in the history of medieval, modern and contemporary philosophy and they will be able to explain the main thoughts of great philosophers of these periods.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of ancient philosophy on the level of course PTDF1.
KFK/PTDF1
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KFK/PTDI1

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Active participation in class. Written examination.
Recommended literature
  • Jakob Burkhardt. (2013). Kultura renesance v Itálii. Praha.
  • Josef Pieper. (1993). Scholastika. Praha.
  • Kristeller. (2007). Osm filosofů italské renesance. Praha.
  • M. Sobotka. Německá klasická filosofie, Praha 1992.
  • Major, L. Dějiny poklasické filosofie v 19. a na počátku 20.století.
  • PIEPER, Josef. (1997). Tomáš Akvinský: Život a dílo. Praha: Vyšehrad.
  • Robert Spaemann. (2004). Účelnost jako filosofický problém. Praha.
  • Störig, H. J.:. Malé dějiny filozofie. Kostelní Vydří 2000..


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